Vivian Howard’s Handy & Hot is a modern take on the American-style coffee shop, offering a novel approach to grab-and-go drinks and dishes. The all-day menu features stuffed biscuits that aren’t just for breakfast, sweet & savory hand pies that make fast friends, seasonal salads that taste as good as they look, snacks worth talking about, and frozen treats from Vivian’s collaboration with Life Raft Treats that’ll save your sweet tooth. Handy & Hot also offers proper coffee from Black & White featuring the Vivian blend (which everyone loves) and the Scarlett blend (for more adventurous drinkers) alongside a fine selection of Spirit teas and rotating fruit juices.
Quaint, cool restaurant whipping up sweet & savory biscuits & hand pies, plus coffee. Based on 150 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.3 stars. Price
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ Delivery
Address:
68 Wentworth St, Charleston, SC 29401
Phone: (843) 534-9032
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Hours
| Wednesday |
7 AM–3:30 PM |
| Thursday |
7 AM–3:30 PM |
| Friday |
7 AM–3:30 PM |
| Saturday |
7 AM–3:30 PM |
| Sunday |
7 AM–3:30 PM |
| Monday |
7 AM–3:30 PM |
| Tuesday |
7 AM–3:30 PM |
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Reviews
Samuel Edmondson
The tomato pie in a pocket was absolutely amazing. I loved the cheese and tomatoes in there with the basil. The chicken biscuit was average, so I wouldn’t get that again.
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James Z
Breakfast/brunch place from Chef Vivian Howard located adjacent to Lenoir. They specialize in biscuits and hand pies. We had the sweet potato pie and it was on the sweet side but was delicious and had a great crust. Biscuit was very fluffy and soft as well.
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Jeanne Sutton
Great for quick grab and go breakfast. Have a few gluten free options. I had the hashbrown egg bake and it was good. The coffee wasn’t my favorite ♀️
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Nichole Charnigo
Very cute little coffee shop great for a quick bite. Good jam for the biscuits, and great coffee. Love the decor and atmosphere and super kind baristas! The biscuits were not as amazing as I thought they would be, but were still fine.
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Summer Fish
Cute little coffee and breakfast spot in the Renaissance Hotel. Had the Sausage Biscuits and Gravy. Best I’ve ever had! The biscuits actual had sausage mixed into the biscuit dough.
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Lillie Hall
I was excited to try this place and…it’s fine. We ate inside, my son enjoyed his 12 dollar biscuit and my tomato hand pie was fine. Service was quick, but it should be seeing as it’s all premade food that they warm up when you order. I got a hand pie to go for my husband and it literally disintegrated so that was a waste. I wouldn’t go out of my way to eat there again, but it was cute and pretty okay.
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Kathy D
A little disappointed. Menu looks great and this is not a full restaurant so you know you are getting precooked items that are being reheated. I ordered the fried chicken biscuit with pimento cheese. In theory, delicious. The biscuit was pretty good and the pimento cheese melty and yummy but unfortunately the chicken was cold. When you bite in to it and get cold chicken it ruins it. Completely understand this is reheated but when you taste it cold your first thought is raw. I ate the biscuit and some of the cheese and when leaving I told them the chicken was cold and his answer was next time tell us and we will reheat it. Doesn’t really work for me. Still giving a 3 and not lower because I think if they had heated this properly it would have been great. We also had the bec biscuit which was good.
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Jim B
Great place for a quick breakfast. GOOD biscuits with bacon, egg, and cheese, and similar items. Also assorted yogurt with fruit, granola, and such. Variety of coffee with cream, soy milk, etc. Friendly and fast staff. Priced like SB, but better quality.
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Krizia
The breakfast sandwiches were really good! The pimento and egg was great, as well as the country ham sando. The vanilla bean lemonade was not very vanilla-y though it had the little bean seeds. Easy little spot and cute interior.
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Kellie McBride
Holy buckets were these biscuits good! The ham with apple sauce was spectacular. And the egg with pimento cheese! Yummy. Not flavors I would have put together… and I admit to some skepticism. We will be back during our week in Charleston.
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